East End Women’s Museum refreshes board
East End Women’s Museum has appointed CATHERINE OWEN as chair, alongside new trustee LAURA SAINSBURY and communications trustee…
Posts
Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery reopens
Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery is reopening following a £2.3m renovation project. Formerly the Royal Cornwall Museum, the Truro…
Rowing museum needs ‘significant restructuring’ to stem losses
The River & Rowing Museum in Henley is exploring alternative business models in a bid to become sustainable and ensure its fut…
Historic England to examine diversity in heritage volunteering
Historic England will undertake a study to understand the diversity of volunteers across the UK heritage sector to identify barrie…
Sainsbury Centre announces new trustees
The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in Norwich has appointed eight new board members, including senior figures from the worlds of…
Rescues and reprieves as some councils reconsider culture cuts
Bristol City Council has become the latest local authority to reconsider proposals to cut culture funding. In postponing planned c…
MEND funding recipients share £25m
The government has announced £24.8m of funding for the fourth round of the Museum Estates and Development (MEND) Fund. Twenty-nin…
Watts Gallery appoints first president
The Watts Gallery Trust has appointed the ceramic artist Dame MAGDALENE ODUNDO as its first president. The trust has awarded the t…
Three in five small museums fear closure
Three in five small museums fear closure amid worsening financial challenges, according to new research. In a survey by GoDaddy of…
The challenges of operating a free-to-access museum
It is possible to operate a free-to-access museum without government funding, but it comes with significant challenges, as Trish J…
Science Museum trustees raised concerns over links with controversial sponsor
Trustees at the Science Museum recently expressed unease over the museum’s ongoing sponsorship with a company belonging to India…
Council u-turns on museum relocation following backlash
Walsall Council has backtracked on plans to close the Leather Museum following public outcry over the proposal. Council leader Gar…
V&A boss repeats calls for museum tourist tax
Government should introduce a tourist charge on overseas visitors at hotels and other tourist accommodation, with the funds ringfe…
Labour commits £64m of levelling-up funding for UK culture projects
The government has confirmed £64m funding for nine UK culture projects, despite warning in its Autumn Budget that it was “minde…
A museum honouring the history of migration
Despite a world-class museum sector and a complex history of migration, Britain does not have a permanent museum exploring the mov…
Fashion Museum Bath announces new board line up
Fashion Museum Bath has appointed broadcaster SHARANJIT LEYL and Barbican Centre’s director of buildings and renewal PHILIPPA SI…
Council considers charging non-residents to visit museum and art gallery
Worcester City Council is considering charging non-residents to visit the city’s museum and art gallery. An entrance fee of £2.50…
Macron announces higher Louvre admission prices for non-EU visitors
French President Emmanuel Macron has said a plan to completely overhaul the Louvre Museum in Paris at a cost of around £675m will…
Low museum visitor numbers contribute to council overspend
Lower-than-predicted visitor numbers for a new railway museum in Darlington have contributed to a £600,000 overspend by the local…
Smithsonian shuts diversity office after Trump order
The Smithsonian has joined other federally-funded US organisations in dropping its commitment to promoting diverse hiring practice…
Museums ‘must take risks’ to boost engagement, citizens’ jury says
Museums in Birmingham must be prepared to take risks to drive engagement and inspire, a report by a citizens’ jury convened by Bir…
Hundreds of English Heritage jobs at risk amid restructure
English Heritage has launched a staff consultation amid plans to make 189 redundancies as part of an organisation-wide restructure…
Gainsborough’s House welcomes new trustees
Five trustees have been appointed to the board of Gainsborough’s House in Sudbury. Joining the Suffolk-based gallery are retired…
National Football Museum sees attendance figures rise
The National Football Museum celebrated record attendance in 2023/24, according to a report released by the organisation. The muse…
